Song

The arranger plays a list of scenes in order and can jump between them with follow actions. It replaces snapshot chaining while it is on.

Tap RIGHT (1) to start or stop the song. The scene it is on is cyan.

Start and stop

  • Tap RIGHT (94) in SESS. The pad is green while the song runs. It starts from the first entry, at the next bar (or at bar 0 when the transport starts).
  • An empty song shows “Song is empty” and RIGHT stays dark. Build the song on the companion Arranger panel first.
  • Editing happens only on the companion Arranger panel: the song list (add, reorder, remove), Start and Stop, and the per-scene transition and program settings. The Launchpad only starts and stops the song.

Entries and follow actions

Each entry has a scene, a length of 1-64 bars and up to two follow actions, each with a chance.

  • Follow actions are NEXT, PREVIOUS, FIRST, LAST, RANDOM, ANY OTHER and STOP.
  • When an entry starts, its follow action is rolled once: action A first, then action B, otherwise NEXT.
  • NEXT on the last entry wraps back to the first.
  • STOP ends the song at the end of that entry.
  • Timing counts the bar master’s bars. A scene change lands on a downbeat.
  • Randomness is re-seeded at each start, so the same song replays the same way. The panel has no seed control.

Auto fill and transitions

Each scene can have a transition, set on the Arranger panel. The transition belongs to the scene you are leaving. It runs during the last one or two bars before the change.

Type What it does
None Nothing
Fill Sets the fill state, so FILL and NOT FILL conditions play their part. See Conditions
Density Sets the density master (see Perform) to the amount (default 75) and returns it at the change
FX Starts the chosen performance FX on all tracks
  • Length is one or two bars.
  • A transition ends at the change, or when the song or the transport stops. Anything you already held (fill, FX or density) is left alone.
  • Only the arranger triggers transitions. A scene you queue by hand does not.

What is saved

The song and its transitions are saved with the project. The on or off state of the arranger is not saved, so a project loads with the song stopped.

Not yet verified on hardware

Song replay with follow actions and seeds has been tested in automated tests only. Check it on hardware before relying on it in a live set.